more notable as shepherds that as mariners

Mah! he's making eyes at me

That reminds me of oe of the local 'getting own back on the Saes' type jokes:

A metallic silver Jaguar glides to a halt soon after coming off the Fishguard ferry from Ireland, and a tweed-capped English gent leans out to speak to a passing shepherd.

"Aigh s-hay, Dai, could you tell me the correct road towards Brecon?"

The local looks unimpressed:
"How did you know my name was Dai, then?"

"Oh, just a lucky guess" says the Englishman, looking ineffably smug.

"If you're so lucky you can guess your way to f*-%£"ng Brecon!" replies Gwillym.


PS: Saesneg = Saxon = English


this Hugh/You pronunciation

Wales has Huw, with a suitably poetic ring that rhymes with pew as in chapel. But there is a perverse local tendency to articulate the name of the ordinal as HAYCHE, which I loathe with a passion...!